polyphasic characterisation of non-starter lactic acid

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Polyphasic Characterisation of Non-Starter Lactic Acid Bacteria from Algerian Raw Camel’s Milk and Their Technological Aptitudes

original scientific paper ISSN 1330-9862

https://doi.org/10.17113/ftb.58.03.20.6598

Yasmine Saidi1§ , Beatriz del Rio2§ , Djamel Eddine Senouci1 , Begoña Redruello2 , Beatriz Martinez2 , Victor Ladero2* , Mebrouk Kihal1 and Miguel A. Alvarez2

1 Applied Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Oran, 31000 Oran, Algeria

2 Dairy Research Institute (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Rio Linares s/n, 33300 Villaviciosa, Spain

Received: 10 December 2019Accepted: 31 July 2020

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SUMMARYResearch background. Consumption of spontaneously fermented camel’s milk is com-

mon in Algeria, making it a feasible source of diverse lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with the potential to be used as adjunct cultures to improve quality and safety of fermented dairy products.

Experimental approach. Twelve raw camel´s milk samples were used as a source of in-digenous LAB, which were further characterised by examining 39 phenotypic traits with technological relevance.

Results and conclusions. Thirty-five non-starter LAB (NSLAB) were isolated from 12 Al-gerian raw camel's milk samples and they were microbiologically, biochemically and ge-netically characterised. Some isolates showed proteolytic activity, acidifying capacity, the ability to use citrate, and to produce dextran and acetoin. Ethanol, acetaldehyde, methyl acetate, acetoin and acetic acid were the major volatile compounds detected. Cluster anal-ysis performed using the unweighted group with arithmetic average (UPGMA) method, and based on the thirty-nine phenotypic characteristics investigated, reflected the micro-bial diversity that can be found in raw camel´s milk.

Novelty and scientific contribution. The isolated strains, from a non-typical source, showed interesting technological traits to be considered as potential adjunct cultures. Cluster analysis based on the examined phenotypic characteristics proved to be a useful tool for the typification of isolates when no genetic information is available. These find-ings may be of use towards an industrialised production of camel's milk dairy products.

Key words: camel’s milk, lactic acid bacteria, molecular identification, acidifying capacity, proteolytic activity, biogenic amines

INTRODUCTIONExtensive camel (Camelus dromedarius) breeding remains the main agricultural activity

of farmers in the arid regions of southern Algeria. Camels are a good source of meat and milk. A female camel may produce from 4 to 14 kg, and sometimes up to 19 kg of milk per day (1). It is mainly consumed by the local population in the form of raw milk or as tradition-al fermented milk. The latter is considered a beverage with interesting health-promoting properties. Fermentation is spontaneous; thus, camel's milk could be a source of LAB (2) useful in the more industrialised production of high-quality camel's milk products. Such strains might be better adapted to the camel's milk environment than the LAB common-ly used in the dairy industry, which originate from cow's or goat's milk. The isolation and characterisation of indigenous microbial diversity is a key step in order to design tailored starter cultures for artisanal/traditional fermented food that increase the safety and qual-ity of such highly appreciated foodstuffs (3).

Non-starter LAB (NSLAB) make an important contribution to the final organoleptic char-acteristics of fermented milk products; the probiotic properties of some may also be of health benefit (4). NSLAB characterisation mainly focuses on their technological properties, such as their proteolytic activity, and their capacity to produce antimicrobial compounds, flavour compounds, and texture components (5). However, their production of toxic compounds,

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such as biogenic amines, needs to be eliminated (6,7). Biogen-ic amines are low-molecular-mass, nitrogenous, basic organ-ic compounds mainly synthesised via the decarboxylation of certain amino acids. Despite the important functions they have in virtually all living organisms, they can accumulate at high concentrations in certain foods, the ingestion of which can be dangerous (8). The most important bioactive amines in dairy products are histamine, tyramine, putrescine and cadaverine (8), while the main bioactive amine producers are lactobacilli, lactococci and enterococci (8).

The present work aims to identify, characterise and typ-ify the cultivable NSLAB isolated from raw camel's milk pro-duced in the western and southwestern Algeria. In order to identify suitable candidates for use as potential adjunct cul-tures in the manufacture of camel's milk dairy products, iso-lates were examined for their technological characteristics and their production of bioactive amines.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Milk sample collection

Twelve samples (of about 200 mL each) of camel's milk were collected from eight areas of western and southwest-ern Algeria (Abadla, Adrar, Bechar, Ghardaia, Mecheria, Oran, Saida and Tindouf), i.e. areas with large camel stocks. Milk was obtained directly from the udder of lactating camels. Before collection, the udders were cleaned with sterile warm water. All samples were securely capped, labelled with permanent markers and transported in a cool box at <4 °C to the Applied Microbiology Laboratory, University Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella (Oran, Algeria). Classical microbiological analyses were per-formed upon reception. All chemicals and broths, unless stat-ed otherwise, were purchased from VWR (Barcelona, Spain).

LAB isolation and growth conditions

Volumes of 10 mL of camel's milk were homogenized with 90 mL of 0.1 % (m/V) sterile peptone water (Oxoid, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK) to obtain a 1:10 dilution. Tenfold dilutions were then made with the same sterile 0.1 % peptone water and 0.1 mL of each dilution plated in duplicate on M17 and MRS agar (Oxoid). After air drying, a second layer of the corresponding medium was poured to generate microaerophilic conditions. For fully anaerobic conditions, the plates were introduced as required into an airtight container with a flame to remove the remaining oxygen. Incubations on M17 were performed at 30 and 45 °C under microaerophilic conditions, while incubations on MRS were performed at 30 and 45 °C, at pH=5.4 and 9.6, with 4 and 6.5 % NaCl, under microaerophilic and anaerobic conditions. Isolated colonies were streaked twice to ensure they represented pure cultures. Working cultures were kept on MRS or M17 agar slants at 4 °C and streaked every 4 weeks. For long-term storage, stock cultures of the isolates were stored at -20 °C in 30 % (V/V) glycerol with 70 % (V/V) skimmed cow's milk (Candia, Oran, Algeria).

Phenotypic characterisation of the isolates

All isolates were phenotypically assigned to genera on the basis of colony appearance, cell morphology (assessed by mi-croscopy; Zeiss, Göttingen, Germany), Gram staining, catalase activity, spore formation, CO2 production from glucose in M17 and MRS broth containing inverted Durham tubes (9), the hy-drolysis of arginine on M16BCP medium (10), growth at 15 and 45 °C, tolerance to 4 and 6.5 % NaCl, and tolerance to pH=9.6.

Molecular identification of the isolates

Total genomic DNA from the isolates was extracted us-ing the GenElute Bacterial Genomic DNA Kit (Sigma-Aldrich, Merck, Madrid, Spain), following the manufacturer’s recom-mendations. The purified DNA was then stored at 4 °C until analysis. Purified genomic DNA was used as a template in pol-ymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene in a T100 Thermal Cycler (Bio-Rad, Madrid, Spain). For this, total DNA (1 μL) was used in a final volume of 25 μL containing 2.5 μL buffer 10×, 2.5 μL deoxyribonu-cleotide triphosphate (dNTPs) 2 mM, 0.2 μL DreamTaq DNA polymerase (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Madrid, Spain), 1 μL of the universal prokaryotic primer S-D-Bact0008-a-S-20 (27F) (5’-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3’), and 1 μL of the universal prokaryotic primer S-*-Univ1492R-b-A-21 (1492R) (5’-GGT-TACCTTGTTACGACTT-3’) (11). The PCR conditions were as fol-lows: one cycle at 95 °C for 4 min, 35 cycles at 94 °C for 30 s, 50 °C for 30 s and 72 °C for 1.5 min, and a final extension step at 72 °C for 7 min (12). Amplicons were purified using the ATP™ Gel PCR Fragment DNA Kit (ATP Biotech Inc., Taipei, Taiwan) and sequenced using the 27F primer from Macrogen (Amster-dam, The Netherlands). The obtained sequences were com-pared with those in the GenBank database using BLAST suite software (13). Partial sequencing of the superoxide dismutase gene (sod) from Enterococcus isolates identified them as ei-ther Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus hirae or Enterococcus faecium. Total DNA was used as a template for PCR amplifi-cation of an internal fragment of sod. The PCR reaction was performed as described above but using the degenerated primers sodAd1 (5'-CCITAYICITAYGAYGCIYTIGARCC-3') and sodAd2 (5'-ARRTARTAIGCRTGYTCCCAIACRTC-3') (14). The PCR reaction conditions included a denaturation step (3 min at 95 °C), followed by 35 cycles of amplification (30 s of denatur-ation at 95 °C, 30 s of annealing at 42 °C, 90 s of elongation at 72 °C), and a final extension step (7 min at 72 °C). Amplicons were purified using the ATP™ Gel PCR Fragment DNA Kit and sequenced using the primer sodAd1 from Macrogen. The ob-tained sequences were compared with those in the GenBank database using BLAST software (13).

Technological characterisation

Technological characterisation of the isolated lactic acid bacteria has been assessed by the determination of acidifying capacity, and the proteolytic activity, the citrate utilisation, the acetoin, dextran, volatile compounds and antimicrobial

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substance production. The following assays were performed in triplicate unless otherwise stated.

Determination of acidifying capacity

Overnight cultures of the isolates were used to inoculate ultrahigh temperature (UHT) skimmed cow's milk at 1 % (V/V), incubated at 30 °C). The change in the pH was recorded every 30 min for 18 h with a pH meter (Orion™ Versa Star™, Thermo Fischer Scientific, Madrid, Spain); only values after 6 and 18 h are shown. Milk clotting was assessed at the end of fermentation.

Determination of proteolytic activity

The proteolytic activity of the isolates was examined by a qualitative method on plate count agar (PCA; Oxoid) sup-plemented with 2 % UHT skimmed cow's milk (Oxoid). Iso-lated cultures were streaked on these plates and incubated at 30 °C for 24 h. A clear zone around the colonies indicated proteolytic activity. In addition, the proteolytic activity of the isolates was quantitatively determined using the o-phthal-dialdehyde (OPA) method (12). Briefly, after incubation of the strains in the same type of skimmed cow's milk at 30 °C for 24 h, the protein fraction was precipitated out of 1-mL samples by adding 2 mL of 0.75 M trichloroacetic acid (Sigma-Aldrich, Merck) and 0.2 mL of water. The mixtures were then vortexed for 2 min and filtered through a 0.20-μm pore diameter mem-brane (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA). The OPA reagent (Sig-ma-Aldrich, Merck) was added to the filtrates and the ab-sorbance was measured at 340 nm using a Benchmark Plus microplate spectrophotometer (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). Results were expressed as glycine (Gly) using an appropriate calibration curve (concentration range 0.1–10 mM). Positive controls were established by inoculating UHT skimmed cow's milk with Lactococcus lactis NCDO 604T and Lc. lactis SH4109 (15) strains known for their strong proteolytic activity. Non-in-oculated UHT skimmed milk samples were incubated under the same conditions as negative controls.

Citrate utilisation

Kempler and McKay (KMK) culture medium containing iron(III) citrate and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III) (Biochem Chemopharma, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France) was used to assess the capacity of the isolates to utilise citrate (16). Cul-tures that turned blue after incubation at 30 or 45 °C for 24-48 h were considered able to use citrate.

Production of acetoin

Acetoin production was tested by inoculating the isolates into 10 mL of Clark and Lubs medium, incubating at 30 and 45 °C for 24 h, and testing via the Vosges-Proskaur (VP) reac-tion by adding to 1 mL of the culture 0.5 mL of the VP I rea-gent (prepared by adding α-naphtol to absolute alcohol to a volume fraction of 6 %) and 0.5 mL of the VP II reagent (a 16 % solution of NaOH prepared in distilled water). The reaction

tubes were then agitated for 1 min. After a 10-minute rest, the presence of a pink ring on the surface of the culture was deemed to indicate the production of acetoin.

Production of dextran

Dextran production was investigated on Mayeux, San-dine and Elliker (MSE) agar medium rich in sucrose. After an incubation at 30 or 45 °C for 24-48 h, viscous colonies were deemed to be those of dextran producers.

Production of volatile compounds

The production of volatile compounds was assessed by inoculating UHT skimmed cow's milk with overnight cultures at 1 % (V/V). After 24 h of incubation at 30 °C, the volatile compounds were quantified using a headspace gas chroma-tograph (Agilent Technologies, Wilmington DE, USA) con-nected to a mass spectrophotometer detector (HS/GC/MS) equipped with a DB-WAXetr capillary column (60 mm×0.25 mm×0.25 μm, Agilent). Sample preparation and gas chro-matographic separation were performed as previously de-scribed (17). Compounds were quantified as the normalized value of their chromatogram peak area using cyclohexanone (3.6 μg/mL) as an internal standard, which was given a value of 100 (12). Non-inoculated UHT skimmed cow's milk sam-ples were incubated under the same conditions as negative controls. The difference between the values obtained for the sample and negative controls were calculated.

Determination of the production of antimicrobial substances

The antibacterial activity of the isolates was determined via well diffusion assays as reported by Schillinger and Lücke (18). Lactobacillus sakei CECT 906T, Lactococcus lactis ssp. cre-moris MG1363, Listeria innocua CECT 910T, Micrococcus luteus NCIMB 8166, Streptococcus thermophilus LMD9 and S. thermo-philus CNRZ 1066 were used as microbial indicators. Briefly, 45 mL of 1.2 % agar medium at 45 °C were vigorously mixed with 40 μL of an overnight culture of each indicator and poured into Petri dishes. Supernatants from overnight cultures, in dupli-cate, of the tested strains were adjusted to pH=6.5-7.0 with 0.1 M NaOH, and filtered through a 0.20-μm pore diameter mem-brane (Millipore). Aliquots of 40 μL of each supernatant were placed in a 4-mm well excavated in the agar plates. Antimicro-bial activity was determined by measuring the diameter of the inhibition halo after 24 h of incubation under appropriate con-ditions. A halo diameter of >8 mm was considered a positive result. The average result of duplicate assays is shown.

Production of biogenic amines

Biogenic amine production was measured in superna-tants obtained after 48 h of incubation of the strains in 10 mL of MRS broth supplemented with either 1 mM tyrosine, 1 mM histidine, 1 mM ornithine, 1 mM agmatine (ornithine and



mesenteroides and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (20 % each), and then Enterococcus hirae (6 %). E. faecium and E. hirae have been frequently isolated from raw milk and dairy products (25-27). The presence of enterococci has for long been consid-ered the result of poor hygiene during milking or handling (2), but these bacteria can be members of the normal microbiota of these products (28). Indeed, they play an important role in the ripening of several types of cheese via their lipolytic and proteolytic activities, and they contribute to flavour via the production of certain aromatic compounds (29).

Technological characterisation of the isolates

Acidifying capacity of isolated strains

The ability of the strains to produce acid in commercial skimmed cow’s milk was assessed by measuring the pH of the medium over 18 h (Table 2). All the isolates were slow acidifi-ers; none reduced the pH by more than 1 unit (Lactobacillus between 0.18 and 0.35, Leuconostoc 0.17 and 0.69, and Ente-rococcus isolates 0.24-0.78) in the first 6 h. After 18 h, the final pH varied from 6.14 by Ln. mesenteroides isolate LEY3 to 4.71 by E. hirae isolate LMA18. The Lb. rhamnosus isolates showed medium acidifying capacity and could be used as part of a mixed starter culture (30). Only four isolates (Lb. rhamnosus LEY15, E. hirae LMA16 and LMA18 and E. faecium LMA9) par-tially clotted the milk at the bottom of the tube after 18 h (Table 2). This low acidification activity of all the isolates in-dicates that they must be used in combination with strong acidifying starter cultures, for example of the species Lc. lac-tis, for the elaboration of dairy products.

Proteolytic activity of isolated strains

Proteolytic activity against casein is a property of interest for any strain to be used as an adjunct culture (31). This ability of LAB strains to grow and develop in milk is essential (32). In the present work, proteolytic activity was examined qualitatively via growth on PCA supplemented with skimmed cow’s milk, and quantitatively via the OPA assay. All the tested isolates showed a clarification halo on the supplemented PCA plates and were therefore considered proteolytic (data not shown). The OPA assay was more discriminating, revealing inter- and intra-species differences in proteolytic activity between the isolates (Fig. 1). All the lactobacilli had a proteolytic activity ex-pressed in equivalents of glycinic acid (Gly) to about 1.00 mM, with isolate LEY14 showing the weakest activity of (0.70±0.05) mM and isolate LEY15 the strongest of (1.3±0.1) mM. E. hirae isolates LMA16 and LMA18 showed similar activity of (0.9±0.3) and (0.9±0.2) mM, respectively. Among the E. faecium isolates, isolate LMA17 had the maximum activity, and the isolate LMA5 minimum of (1.2±0.3) and (0.67±0.08) mM, respectively (de-noting intraspecies variation). Intraspecies variation was also found among the Leuconostoc isolates. Isolate LEY10 showed notable activity with an equivalent of (1.2±0.4) mM; in contrast, none of the other Leuconostoc isolates exceeded 0.79 mM. As

agmatine are precursors of putrescine via different pathways) or 1 mM lysine (all from Sigma-Aldrich, Merck). Tyramine, his-tamine, putrescine and cadaverine were detected as previ-ously described (7). Briefly, 100 µL of supernatant, obtained after centrifugation of the cultures at 3000×g for 10 min (5424 benchtop centrifuge; Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany), were derivatised with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate (Sig-ma-Aldrich, Merck) following a previously described protocol (19). Derivatised samples were filtered through a 0.2-μm pore diameter membrane and analysed by ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) using a Waters H-Class AC-QUITY UPLC apparatus with a UV detector (Waters, Milford, MA, USA) controlled by Empower v. 2.0 software (20) under the conditions described by Redruello et al. (19).

Cluster analysis

The relationships among isolates were examined by clus-ter analysis using the unweighted group with arithmetic aver-age (UPGMA) method, and based on their physiological (pro-duction of CO2, hydrolysis of arginine, growth at 45 °C, pH=5.4 and 9.6, tolerance of 4 and 6.5 % NaCl), technological (reduc-tion of pH, clotting of milk, proteolytic activity, ability to uti-lise citrate, production of dextran and acetoin, production of volatile compounds and antimicrobial activity) and safety (biogenic amine production) traits. A dendrogram was con-structed to reflect inter- and intraspecies differences. Analy-ses were performed using the Dendro UPGMA server (21). The final tree was generated on the iTOL webpage (22).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Phenotypic identification of strains

All 35 isolates were Gram-positive, catalase-negative and non-spore forming, and thus, considered to be LAB (Table 1). The morphological distribution (microscopic observation) in-dicated 21 isolates (60 %) to be ovococci, 7 (20 %) coccobacilli, and another 7 (20 %) rods.

The isolates of ovococci were homofermentative and able to grow at 45 °C in the presence of 6.5 % of NaCl, and even at pH=9.6 (Table 1), suggesting they belonged to Enterococcus genus. Since none of the coccobacilli were able to hydrolyze arginine, they were assigned to the genus Leuconostoc (Table 1) (23,24). All 7 rod-shaped isolates were presumptively clas-sified within Lactobacillus genus.

Results of molecular identification of isolates

Once phenotypically characterised, all 35 isolates were identified at the species level by sequencing and inspection of the 16S rRNA gene. For isolates belonging to Enterococcus, the sod gene was also sequenced and compared. The results of the molecular identification agreed with those of the phe-notypic identification at the genus level. Table 1 shows that the 35 isolates belonged to four species. The most common was Enterococcus faecium (54 %), followed by Leuconostoc



other authors report, milk proteolytic capacity appears to vary both within and among species isolated from natural sources (33,34). This ability is therefore strain-dependent (28,35,36). In-terestingly, some isolates, such as Lb. rhamnosus LEY15 and Ln. mesenteroides LEY10, showed good proteolytic activity, sug-gesting they might have practical applications and be respon-sible for releasing peptides and amino acids responsible for the product texture and aroma (37,38). Some amino acids are in-volved in the production of aroma compounds, serving either directly or indirectly as precursors of aldehydes, acids, alcohols and esters (35), and thus contributing to the sensory profile of the end product (5).

Analysis of the citrate utilisation capability

The capacity of LAB to utilise the citrate present in milk

is a desirable technological trait; its metabolism results in an

excess of pyruvate that can be converted via α-acetolactate to

diacetyl, acetoin and 2,3-butanediol - important flavour and

aroma components of certain fermented dairy products (39).

Table 3 shows that all the isolates of lactobacilli were positive

for citrate utilisation, and in the case of Leuconostoc, only iso-

late LEY10 was unable to use it. The two E. hirae isolates were

also able to utilise citrate, as were all but three E. faecium iso-

lates (LMA1, LMA5 and LMA8) (Table 3).

Table 1. Phenotypic and genotypic identification of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Algerian camel’s milk

Isolate Species (based on molecular identification)

CO2 production

Arginine hydrolysis

Growth at

t=45 °C pH=5.4 pH=9.6 w(NaCl)=4 % w(NaCl)=6.5 %

LEY1 Leuconostoc mesenteroides + - - - - + -







LEY14 Lactobacillus rhamnosus - + + + - + -







LMA16 Enterococcus hirae - + + - + + +

LMA18 Enterococcus hirae - + + - + + +

LMA1 Enterococcus faecium - + + - + + +





















Acetoin production capability of isolated strains

Acetoin production, reflected by the presence of a pink ring in Clark and Lubs broth, was positive for all the tested enterococci, both the E. hirae and E. faecium isolates, all the Lb. rhamnosus isolates, and one Leuconostoc isolate (LEY10) (Table 3). Acetoin, which is produced via the catabolism of pyruvate, is responsible for the development of flavour and aroma. Enterococci and lactobacilli are the predominant gen-era able to produce it (34). Although Ln. mesenteroides LEY10, and E. faecium LMA1, LMA5 and LMA8 were unable to utilise

Table 2. Acidification kinetics of the isolates from raw camel’s milk in UHT skimmed cow’s milk

Incubation in UHT skimmed milk*

Species/Strain

t/h

6 18 18

pH pH Milk clotting

Ln. mesenteroides

LEY1 6.3±0.3 5.2±0.5 -

LEY2 6.1±0.1 5.3±0.3 -

LEY3 6.5±0.1 6.1±0.1 -

LEY4 6.37±0.08 6.0±0.1 -

LEY5 6.4±0.3 5.4±0.2 -

LEY9 6.50±0.06 5.6±0.2 -

LEY10 6.4±0.2 5.9±0.5 -

Lb. rhamnosus

LEY14 6.5±0.2 5.3±0.3 -

LEY15 6.3±0.1 4.9±0.4 +/-

LEY16 6.6±0.1 5.6±0.5 -

LEY17 6.6±0.2 5.0±0.5 -

LEY18 6.6±0.2 4.8±0.2 -

LEY19 6.7±0.2 5.7±0.5 -

LEY20 6.5±0.1 5.3±0.6 -

E. hirae

LMA16 6.0±0.2 4.98±0.09 +/-

LMA18 6.04±0.05 4.7±0.2 +/-

E. faecium

LMA1 6.3±0.1 5.72±0.04 -

LMA2 6.44±0.08 5.6±0.5 -

LMA3 6.3±01 5.6±0.3 -

LMA4 6.3±0.3 5.6±0.3 -

LMA5 6.3±0.2 5.6±0.2 -

LMA6 6.1±0.2 5.2±0.5 -

LMA7 6.2±0.3 5.5±0.4 -

LMA8 6.49±0.09 5.8±0.2 -

LMA9 6.3±0.3 4.9±0.2 +/-

LMA10 6.6±0.2 6.01±0.03 -

LMA11 6.27±0.02 5.6±0.3 -

LMA12 6.3±0.2 5.4±0.2 -

LMA13 6.47±0.06 5.3±0.4 -

LMA14 6.3±0.2 5.0±0.6 -

LMA15 6.4±0.2 5.1±0.3 -

LMA17 6.4±0.2 5.8±0.2 -

LMA19 6.3±0.3 5.1±0.4 -

LMA20 6.3±0.2 5.1±0.3 -

LMA21 6.47±0.08 5.34±0.09 -

*pH of non-inoculated UHT skimmed milk was 6.77, +/- partial clotting of milk at the bottom of the tube, UHT=ultra-high temperature

Fig. 1. Proteolytic activity of strains isolated from Algerian raw cam-el's milk as determined by the OPA assay. Proteolytic activity was recorded as mmol of glycine released after incubation in skimmed cow's milk at 30 °C for 24 h, using a glycine calibration curve. Lacto-coccus lactis NCDO 604T and Lactococcus lactis SH4109 strains were used as positive controls

Table 3. Citrate utilisation, and acetoin and dextran production by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Algerian camel's milk

Species/strain Citrate utilisation

Acetoin production

Dextran production

Ln. mesenteroidesLEY1 + - -LEY2 + - +LEY3 + - +LEY4 + - +LEY5 + - +LEY9 + - +

LEY10 - + +Lb. rhamnosus

LEY14 + + -LEY15 + + -LEY16 + + -LEY17 + + -LEY18 + + -LEY19 + + -LEY20 + + -

E. hiraeLMA16 + + -LMA18 + + -

E. faeciumLMA1 - + -LMA2 + + -LMA3 + + -LMA4 + + -LMA5 - + -LMA6 + + -LMA7 + + -LMA8 - + -LMA9 + + -LMA10 + + -LMA11 + + -LMA12 + + -LMA13 + + -LMA14 + + -LMA15 + + -LMA17 + + -LMA19 + + -LMA20 + + -LMA21 + + -

- negative producer, + positive producer



citrate (Table 3), they seem to catabolise some of the pyruvate, produced from sugar, into acetoin. All the isolates of lactoba-cilli and enterococci produced acetoin in this work, and may play an important role in the development of the distinctive organoleptic properties of fermented camel dairy products.

Dextran production capability of isolated strains

Table 3 shows that only the Leuconostoc isolates pro-duced dextran, with the exception of isolate LEY1. This would suggest the latter to be Ln. mesenteroides ssp. cremoris, a subspecies characterised by its non-production of this com-pound (24,40). The dextran-producing ability of the Leucon-ostoc isolates makes them candidates for use in secondary starters; dextran improves the appearance, stability and rhe-ological properties of dairy products (34) and has potential health benefits (immunogenic properties, protection against gastric ulcers, improvement of digestive transit, and hypo-cholesterolaemic, antiviral and antitumoral activity, etc.) (41).

Analysis of the production of volatile compounds

Flavour development in dairy products is essentially an enzymatic process performed (mainly) by microorganisms (35). Lactose fermentation leads to the formation of pyruvate that can be further metabolised to ethanol, diacetyl, aceto-in and acetaldehyde (42). By producing volatile compounds, such as ethanol (important in kefir and koumiss), diacetyl (im-portant in butter, buttermilk and cheese) and acetaldehyde (important in yoghurt and buttermilk) (5), LAB contribute to the typical flavours of different dairy products.

The production of volatile compounds was assessed by HS/GC/MS (17). Eighteen major compounds were identified (Table 4). Wide variation was observable in the diversity and quantity of volatile compounds produced by the different isolates. The most common compounds produced were eth-anol, acetaldehyde, methyl acetate, acetoin and acetic acid. Acetaldehyde was produced by all the isolates except Ln. mes-enteroides LEY9 and LEY10. The production of acetoin in milk agreed with the results of the phenotypic test performed in Clark and Lubs medium. All the isolates of enterococci and lactobacilli gave positive results for both methods (HS/GC/MS, and Clark and Lubs medium) (Table 3 and Table 4). How-ever, while Ln. mesenteroides LEY10 was positive in the phe-notypic test, no acetoin was detected when it was grown in milk, indicating the need for confirmatory testing. The pro-duction of diacetyl was detected in all Lb. rhamnosus isolates and E. hirae LMA16, but not in Ln. mesenteroides nor E. faeci-um isolates. The LAB producing the least volatile compounds were the Leuconostoc isolates. This might be explained by the fact that they grow poorly in milk and that they must be com-bined with acid-producing lactococci in order to act as fla-vour producers in mixed starters (12,35,43). The ability of the Lb. rhamnosus isolates to produce flavour compounds such as diacetyl and acetoin suggests they could be used as adjunct cultures for developing cheese flavour (44).

Antimicrobial substance production

The potential production of antimicrobial substances by the isolates was tested against a variety of indicator strains, including several LAB species, since bacteriocins produced by Gram-positive bacteria are most commonly active against closely related bacteria. Table 5 shows that none of the iso-lates inhibited the growth of S. thermophilus CNRZ 1066. The indicator Lb. sakei CECT 906T was inhibited by all but one of the Lb. rhamnosus isolates, and by 42 % of the E. faecium isolates, while M. luteus NCIMB 8166 was inhibited by 52 % of the Leu-conostoc isolates. Lc. lactis ssp. cremoris MG1363 was inhibited by 16 % of the E. faecium isolates, L. innocua CECT 910T was in-hibited by 42 % of the E. faecium isolates, and S. thermophilus LMD9 by 26 % of the E. faecium isolates. Wider inhibition ac-tivity was observed of the E. faecium isolates, which inhibited the growth of four of the indicator strains (all except S. thermo-philus CNRZ1066 and M. luteus NCIMB 8166). E. faecium LMA5 showed the strongest activity. LAB have a wide range of anti-microbial activities (45); E. faecium produces bacteriocin-like substances such as enterocins A and P, while Ln. mesenteroides produces leucocin (46). The present results agree with those reported in the literature, but further studies should test the capacity of these strains to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes. They should also eval-uate the potential of the isolates as adjunct cultures for improv-ing food safety and shelf life.

Biogenic amine production capability

Dairy products accumulate the greatest diversity and quantity of biogenic amines (47). The consumption of food with elevated biogenic amine concentrations can lead to symptoms of intoxication. It should not, therefore, be allowed to accumulate to dangerous levels. One of the preventive measures that might be applied is the selection of strains for use in starter or co-starter cultures that are confirmed non-bi-ogenic amine-producers (6). In the present work, the capacity to produce tyramine, histamine, putrescine and cadaverine was examined by UHPLC (19). Table 6 shows that all the E. fae-cium isolates produced tyramine. This is not surprising since tyramine production is a known species-dependent feature of E. faecium (48). The presence of biogenic amine-producing bacteria, such as enterococci, in the raw milk highlights the potential risk of allowing spontaneous fermentation, since as shown in this work, some harmful microorganisms could grow and accumulate toxic compounds (49). If E. faecium is to be used as an adjuvant culture, the balance between benefits and dangers must take into account the many factors that in-fluence the accumulation of tyramine, such as the availability of tyrosine (due to casein proteolysis) and the presence of an acidic pH (6). Moreover, if a biogenic amine-producing strain also produces an antimicrobial substance, as is the case of E. faecium LMA5, it could dominate the microbiota and the risk of tyramine accumulation would be increased.



Tab

le 4

. Vol

atile

com

pou

nds

pro

duce

d by

the

stud

ied

isol

ates

from

Alg

eria

n ca

mel

’s m

ilk (H

S/G

C/M

S an

alys

is)

φ/%

Species/strain

Acetaldehyde

2-Propanone

2-Methylpropanal

Methylacetate

2-Methylbutanal

3-Methylbutanal

2-Propanol

Ethanol

2,2,4,6,6-PMH

Diacetyl

Methyl butanoate

2-Methyl-1-propanol

Methyl hexanoate

2 or 3-Methyl-1-butanol

Acetoin

Acetic acid

1,3 or 2,3-Butanol

Butanoic acid

Ln. m

esen

tero

ides

LEY1

n.d

.33

1.0

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

342.

733

19.7

171.

8n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY2

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.62

81.9

182.

4n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY3

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.13

903.

018

74.9

n.d

.39

.3n

.d.

33.1

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LE

Y4n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

3296

.012

48.0

n.d

.41

.3n

.d.

40.1

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LE

Y5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

6224

.439

4.9

n.d

.25

.5n

.d.

19.5

n.d

.n

.d.

359.

510

7.4

143.

1LE

Y972

.6n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.30

44.1

89.7

n.d

.3.

7n

.d.

30.4

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LE

Y10

276.

964

.5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

5877

.918

18.9

n.d

.63

.7n

.d.

51.8

n.d

.n

.d.

111.

0n

.d.

n.d

.Lb

. rha

mno

sus

LEY1

415

.0n

.d.

n.d

.50

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

29.5

88.5

19.5

n.d

.n

.d.

4.7

n.d

.12

2.5

86.4

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY1

5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

36.8

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.74

.1n

.d.

13.5

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

130.

512

8.6

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY1

67.

9n

.d.

n.d

.30

.1n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

28.1

81.4

21.5

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

128.

916

1.1

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY1

79.

2n

.d.

n.d

.35

.6n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

27.8

63.8

8.1

n.d

.n

.d.

4.7

n.d

.88

.711

1.6

n.d

.n

.d.

LEY1

88.

8n

.d.

n.d

.37

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

31.4

n.d

.18

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.96

.394

.1n

.d.

n.d

.LE

Y19

12.4

n.d

.n

.d.

31.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.56

.649

.124

.5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.13

2.8

144.

9n

.d.

n.d

.LE

Y20

13.6

n.d

.n

.d.

42.4

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.30

.089

.020

.4n

.d.

n.d

.6.

6n

.d.

131.

682

.2n

.d.

n.d

.E.

hira

e LMA1

67.

6n

.d.

n.d

.73

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

36.6

105.

516

.02.

2n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

33.6

3.8

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

84.

5n

.d.

n.d

.77

.4n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

36.4

95.3

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.25

.16.

8n

.d.

n.d

.E.

faec

ium

LMA1

32.3

n.d

.n

.d.

45.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.17

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.4.

8n

.d.

51.2

86.5

n.d

.11

.6LM

A2

51.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

70.2

95.0

n.d

.9.

9n

.d.

21.4

n.d

.16

.018

.9n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A3

27.2

n.d

.n

.d.

18.4

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

3.4

n.d

.36

.218

.8n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A4

45.6

n.d

.n

.d.

32.8

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

116.

0n

.d.

8.1

n.d

.18

.2n

.d.

56.6

29.7

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA

535

.0n

.d.

n.d

.41

.0n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.99

.3n

.d.

5.8

n.d

.14

.1n

.d.

53.1

32.7

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA

683

.9n

.d.

n.d

.64

.4n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

275.

411

8.2

n.d

.9.

1n

.d.

20.3

n.d

.15

.79.

2n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A7

85.5

n.d

.n

.d.

15.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.30

5.4

n.d

.n

.d.

10.8

n.d

.21

.2n

.d.

20.5

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A8

47.4

n.d

.n

.d.

37.9

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.13

.6n

.d.

n.d

.8.

5n

.d.

10.8

n.d

.34

.5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA

914

7.4

n.d

.27

.563

.711

.324

2.3

n.d

.30

.5n

.d.

n.d

.12

.78.

824

.612

6.1

94.0

68.9

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

041

.5n

.d.

n.d

.34

.5n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.3.

2n

.d.

34.0

73.5

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

160

.4n

.d.

n.d

.47

.7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

18.0

130.

7n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

47.7

39.7

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

235

.1n

.d.

18.2

46.3

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.8.

610

4.7

n.d

.4.

1n

.d.

14.8

n.d

.52

.141

.1n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A13

73.8

n.d

.n

.d.

66.3

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.32

5.2

118.

3n

.d.

8.1

n.d

.14

.5n

.d.

6.7

53.1

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

444

.6n

.d.

n.d

.37

.1n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

101.

265

.5n

.d.

12.9

n.d

.21

.3n

.d.

20.0

22.7

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

544

.6n

.d.

n.d

.24

.1n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

91.0

102.

3n

.d.

15.0

n.d

.41

.0n

.d.

20.5

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A17

56.8

n.d

.n

.d.

21.6

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.10

2.6

122.

6n

.d.

12.7

n.d

.27

.5n

.d.

17.2

5.8

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA1

978

.2n

.d.

n.d

.32

.4n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

338.

412

1.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.3.

6n

.d.

9.2

14.2

n.d

.n

.d.

LMA

2066

.7n

.d.

n.d

.48

.6n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

318.

913

6.5

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.15

.8n

.d.

6.7

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.LM

A21

40.9

n.d

.n

.d.

21.6

n.d

.n

.d.

n.d

.85

.710

7.6

n.d

.15

.3n

.d.

26.7

n.d

.17

.6n

.d.

n.d

.n

.d.

Thes

e va

lues

hav

e no

uni

ts, t

heir

are

a in

the

chro

mat

ogra

m w

as n

orm

aliz

ed a

s a

per

cent

age

of th

e in

tern

al s

tan

dar

d ar

ea, w

hich

was

ass

igne

d to

a v

alue

of 1

00 %

. PM

H=

pen

tam

ethy

l hep

tane

, n.d

.=no

t d

etec

ted



Cluster analysis of the isolates

To typify the isolates and classify them as different strains, all 35 isolates were compared by clustering analysis (UPGMA) using the 39 examined phenotypic traits. Fig. 2 shows the resulting dendrogram. It should be noted that the analysis grouped together all the isolates of the same species. The

Table 5. Antimicrobial activity expressed as the diameter of the in-hibition halo

d(inhibition halo)/mm

Spec

ies/

Stra

in

Lact

obac

illus

sake

i C

ECT

906T

List

eria

inno

cua

C

ECT

910T

Lact

ococ

cus l

actis

ss

p. c

rem

oris

M

G13

63

Mic

roco

ccus

lute

us

NC

IMB

8166

Stre

ptoc

occu

s th

erm

ophi

lus

LMD

9

Stre

ptoc

occu

s th

erm

ophi

lus

C

NRZ

106

6

Ln. mesenteroides

LEY1 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.


LEY3 n.d. n.d. n.d. 9.5 n.d. n.d.

LEY4 n.d. n.d. n.d. 9.5 n.d. n.d.

LEY5 n.d. n.d. n.d. 8.0 n.d. n.d.

LEY9 n.d. n.d. n.d. 9.0 n.d. n.d.


Lb. rhamnosus

LEY14 11.5 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LEY15 12.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LEY16 11.5 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LEY17 11.5 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LEY18 12.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LEY19 11.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.


E. hirae

LMA16 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.


E. faecium

LMA1 24.0 16.5 12.0 n.d. n.d. n.d.


LMA3 11.5 12.5 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LMA4 11.5 11.5 n.d. n.d. 10.0 n.d.

LMA5 23.0 15.5 10.0 n.d. 11.0 n.d.

LMA6 16.5 16.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LMA7 15.0 15.5 n.d. n.d. 12.0 n.d.


LMA9 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 10.0 n.d.

LMA10 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 10.0 n.d.

LMA11 11.5 10.0 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

LMA12 22.0 16.0 10.0 n.d. n.d. n.d.








n.d.=inhibitory activity not detected

Table 6. Biogenic amines detected in different cultures of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Algerian raw camel’s milk

c(biogenic amine)/mM

Spec

ies/

stra

in

Tyra

min

e

His

tam

ine

Putr

esci

ne

(AG

DI)

Putr

esci

ne

(OD

C)

Cad

aver

ine

Ln. mesenteroides

LEY1 - - - - -

LEY2 - - - - -

LEY3 - - - - -

LEY4 - - - - -

LEY5 - - - - -

LEY9 - - - - -

LEY10 - - - - -Lb. rhamnosus

LEY14 - - - - -

LEY15 - - - - -

LEY16 - - - - -

LEY17 - - - - -

LEY18 - - - - -

LEY19 - - - - -

LEY20 - - - - -E. hirae

LMA16 - - - - -

LMA18 - - - - -E. faecium

LMA1 + - - - -

LMA2 + - - - -

LMA3 + - - - -

LMA4 + - - - -

LMA4 + - - - -

LMA6 + - - - -

LMA7 + - - - -

LMA8 + - - - -

LMA9 + - - - -

LMA10 + - - - -

LMA11 + - - - -

LMA12 + - - - -

LMA13 + - - - -

LMA14 + - - - -

LMA15 + - - - -

LMA17 + - - - -

LMA19 + - - - -

LMA20 + - - - -

LMA21 + - - - -AGDI=agmatine deiminase route, ODC=ornithine decarboxylase route, + biogenic amine production, - biogenic amine production not detected

results also indicate that all the isolates are different strains,

except for Ln. mesenteroides LEY3 and LEY4, which clustered

together. These may be understood as isolates of the same

strain. The results of the cluster analysis based solely on

phenotypic characteristics clearly showed the extent of in-

traspecies diversity. The wide phenotypic, biochemical and



technological diversity among the isolated strains reflects the diversity of LAB in camel’s milk (2). Indeed, it may be an excellent source of LAB with potential applications as adjunct cultures in the dairy industry for camel milk products, and perhaps beyond.

CONCLUSIONSRaw camel’s milk produced in Algeria is a source of dairy

LAB strains that might be used as adjunct cultures for the manufacture of camel, and perhaps other, dairy products. Of particular interest might be Leuconostoc mesenteroides LEY10, which showed good proteolytic activity and produced acet-aldehyde and dextran in milk, all the Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains, which produced interesting flavour compounds such as diacetyl and acetoin and showed potential antimicrobial activities and Enterococcus faecium LMA5, which showed the strongest antimicrobial activity of all the isolates. The results of the cluster analysis based on the examined phenotypic characteristics clearly reveal the intraspecies diversity. This method might, therefore, be used for the typification of other isolates when no genetic information is available.

FUNDING AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis work was funded by the Spanish State Research

Agency (AEI) and the European Regional Development Funds (FEDER) (AGL2016-78708-R, AEI/FEDER, UE), by the Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Principality of As-turias 2018–2020, co-financed by FEDER (IDI/2018/000114, FI-CYT/FEDER, UE), and by the Spanish National Research Coun-cil (CSIC201870I091, CSIC). The authors are grateful to Adrian Burton for language assistance.

CONFLICT OF INTERESTThe authors report no conflict of interest. The authors

alone are responsible for the content and writing of the ar-ticle.

AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONY. Saidi performed data collection and analysis, analysis

and interpretation of results and drafted the manuscript. B. del Rio was involved in design and conception of the work, performed data analysis and interpretation, drafted the

Fig. 2. Dendrogram resulting from cluster analysis based on the 39 examined phenotypic characteristics of the 35 lactic acid bacteria isolates



manuscript, and made a critical revision of the manuscript. D.E. Senouci performed data collection and analysis. B. Re-druello performed analysis. B. Martinez provided material and performed data analysis and made a critical revision of the manuscript. V. Ladero designed the work, drafted and made a critical revision of the manuscript. M. Kihal designed the work and made critical revision of the results. M.A. Alva-rez was involved in the conception of the work, drafted and made critical revision of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version to be published.

ORCID IDY. Saidi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5204-8522B. del Rio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-1975D. E. Senouci https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-7252B. Redruello https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-5594B. Martinez https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7692-1963V. Ladero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-3745M. Kihal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2901-373XM. A. Alvarez https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-7480

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